JetBrains Rider 2019.3 Help

Windows Forms Designer

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On this page, you can configure JetBrains Rider's Windows Forms Designer.

Enable Windows Forms Designer

Use this checkbox to disable Windows Forms Designer and open Windows Forms controls in the code editor.

Enable designer exceptions navigation

If this option is enabled and an error happens when starting the designer, JetBrains Rider will automatically navigate to the code that caused this error.

Last modified: 16 April 2020